A quick look at some of the things that make free public transportation work (or not): Arguably, the most successful free public transportation initiatives in the world: Hasselt, Belgium Year free public transportation was first implemented there: 1996 Cost per household to implement free transportation in Hasselt: 22.64 Euros ($32 USD) Urban bus rides per year before free...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A letter to the editor at Burnaby Now suggests a hidden motivation lurking behind the controversial Burnaby Mountain Gondola. A local blogger, meanwhile, took notes during the public engagement process and posted them online. The Sierra Club wins a legal dispute...
As much as we’d all like to see more innovation and invention in the cable industry, who’s going to pay for it? Research and development is expensive. The way that a successful company makes money is by taking a business model that works and rejigging it into a variety of different forms in order to...
Advancements in 3S and MDG technology have largely eliminated the need for Funitel and BDG technologies. If you’re considering a Funitel, you might as well go with a 3S. The 3S is faster, with higher potential capacity and reasonably similar capital costs. A 3S also doesn’t incur the high energy consumption cost that’s typical of...
As we move into the slow summer months, we thought it appropriate to take the time and make revisions to the various lessons, modules and primer pieces available on The Gondola Project. The revisions we’re making correct some of the errors and omissions that resulted from creating an online primer text using 20 year old...
A quick look at some of the things that make small (or big) space living work (or not): American home size in 1950: 983 sq.ft. Minimum home size in New York State: 900 sq.ft. In Hillsborough, California: 2500sq.ft. How to stick it to the man (i.e. Hillsborough): Home on wheels Size: 130 sq.ft. Year...
Our apologies for the service disruption over the last 24 hours. This was entirely the fault of our web host provider, Aplus Web Hosting. Of course, we also deserve a share of the blame. Why? Because it’s our fault for continuing to use a service provider as consistently negligent and disinterested in the concept of customer...
There are two ways to use the word “engagement.” The first way is to promise yourself to someone else. To devote yourself to another entirely. To voluntarily betroth your mind, body and soul to a mutually beneficial union that’s meant to last an eternity. The second way is to declare war. To battle with an...
(Like yesterday’s post, this one is going to be a long one. My apologies to anyone whose not overly interested in Vancouver, Burnaby Mountain or its urban gondola transit system.) Yesterday I discussed the issues I had with how Translink chose to communicate their decision-making process to the public as they prepared for a series...